Standard 2

Comprehensive Programming

Standard 2 Comprehensive Programming

 

The LEA provides an array of K-12 programs and services by the total school community to meet the diverse academic, intellectual, social, and emotional needs of gifted learners.

 

Sunset Park offers the following extracurricular activities:

 

Girls on the Run

Offered through the YMCA is for girls in grades 3,  4, and 5 to practice running a 5K with Sunset Park Coaches in the spring of 2024.

 

Stride

Offered through the YMCA is for boys in grades 3, 4, and 5 to practice running a 5K with Sunset Park Coaches in the spring of 2024.

 

Science Fair 

Students in upper grades should ask their teacher or see Mrs. Stump for Science Fair Project information.  

 

Battle of the Books

Through the NC Library Association students read titles and battle their knowledge in a competition in May 2024.

 

Student Council

Open to grade 5 students to help establish community involvement.

Social and Emotional Resources

All teachers, staff, administration, counselors, and social workers want the best for their Sunset students and families. All teachers strive to create lasting relationships with each of their students. The teachers and staff do a great job of identifying the non-academic needs of the students. These needs are communicated to a particular Sunset team and are always addressed in the best way.  If possible resources are provided to help the student and or family become successful. 

Please let us know how we can be of help to you.

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Other:

The Rhode Island State Advisory Committee on Gifted and Talented Education (General Information for Parents)

Families of the Talented and Gifted

Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted

http://www.sengifted.org/:  This website includes resources for supporting the social/emotional needs of the gifted. The archived newsletters contain great articles to share with parents and teachers.  

www.hoagiesgifted.org  This website includes resources for "all things gifted".

The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children by Neihart, Reis, Robinson, Moon

This book spans all aspects of gifted children’s struggles and includes strategies for helping students and families cope and interventions to try.

A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children by Webb, Gore, Amend, DeVries, and two more. Amazon $14.40

The four authors, who have decades of professional experience with gifted children and their families, provide practical guidance in areas such as: Characteristics of gifted children; Peer relations; Sibling issues; Motivation & underachievement; Discipline issues; Intensity & stress; Depression & unhappiness; Educational planning; Parenting concerns; Finding professional help; and much, much more!

This video discusses some ideas about gifted individuals.  It is from the Damien Institute.